ounce

Definitions

1. noun

   An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

   ≈oz.≈℥≈uncia
2. noun

   A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.

3. noun

   A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.

4. noun

   A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.

5. noun

   Any small amount, a little bit.

   Example

   • He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
6. noun

   A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.

   Examples

   • The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]
   • Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore.
7. noun

   Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.

   ≈snow leopard≈Panthera uncia
8. noun

   Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.

   Example

   • The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.
   ≈onza